Chair



c. H. MORTON.

CHAIR. APPLICATION FIFED MAY 20, 1920 1,360,776. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Cum-as H. MORTON \NVEN'TOQ- PATENT OFFICE.

oHAnL Es HENRY MORTON, OF'ECOLES, ENGLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

.Application filed May20, 1920. Serial No. 383,009.

' T all hom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES HENRY Mon- TON, a subject of the King. of Great Brltam,

residing at Hillside, GildaBroolc Road,

Eccles, Manchester, England, has invented a new and useful Improvement in Chairs; and he does hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same. 7 r

This inventionhas reference to a camp or deck chair which may be constructed of wood, metal, or other suitable substance and is so constructed that it can be used 1n either an upright or lounge position, said chair also being adapted to be collapsed in the ordinary manner. p

The present invention. comprises a chair adaptedto be alternatively employed in an upright position with a horizontal seat or a lounge position with a flexible seat by means of a different or alternative positioning of the chair supports (or legs), the said chair being also adapted to be folded or collapsed for the purpose of storage or the like when not in use.

The invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the chair in the upright position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the chair in the lounge position, and Fig. 3 is a plan of the chair in the collapsed position.

Referring first more particularly to Fig. 1, the back of the chair A is free to move forward about its fulcrum C but is prevented from moving backward beyond the position seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings by the lower extremity A of the back r engaging with the end of the seat D. The seat D is adapted to engage by means of the slot E with a cross rail F secured to the legs G, the legs Gr beir iqg pivoted by means of the belts or rivets if to the rectangular leg and back member J. The rail'K at the upper end of the member J has secured thereto a length of canvas L which is also connected to the rail M attached to the legs G. The member J is pivotally connected to the seat D by means of the rivet or the bolt N, and the seat is provided with cross rails as O, and the back A is-provided with cross rails as P. 7 When the chair is turned to the positio seen in Fig. 2 it forms a deck or lounge chair of familiar character and it will now be observed that'the opposite end of the legs G are in contact with the supporting surface for the chair to those which support the chair when in the upright position seen in Fig. 1. No adjustment of the parts of the chair is necessary to effect this change from the one form of chair to the other as the parts automatically move to the illustrated position by a mere turning operation of the chair from the one position to the other.

lVhen it is desired to collapse the chair for purposes of storage or the like the members can be folded or collapsed to the position seen in Fig. 3 when the length and depth occupied by the chair is substantially equivalent to that of the length and thick ness of the rectangular frame.

Claims Y 1. A chair adapted to be alternatively employed as a horizontally seated chair or as a lounge chair, the chair frame and members being so constructed and arranged that when used as first stated, a rigid member forms the horizontal seat and when used in the lounge position a flexible member-forms the seat and back, by an alternative positioning of the chair supports.

2. A chair adapted to be alternatively employed as a horizontally seated chair or as a lounge chair, the chair frame and members being so constructed and arranged that when used as first stated, a rigid member forms the horizontal seat and when used in thelounge position a flexible member forms the seat and back, by an alternative positioning of the chair supports, said chair being adapted to be folded or collapsed.

3. A chair adapted to be alternatively employed in an upright position with a rigid horizontal seat and vertical back, or in a lounge position with. a flexible seat and back, by means of an alternative positioning of the chair supports, said chair embodying two alternative back frames for use withthe alternative positioning of the chair, said frames being pivotally connected to each other.

at. A chair comprising a rectangular frame, a rigid seat and legs pivoted to said frame, and a flexible seat connected to said frame and legs, said chair being adapted for an alternative positioning which permits of an alternative use of the two seats.

frame pivotally connected to a rigid back frame, to a rigid seat and to legs which are adapted for connection to said seat, said rectangular frame and legs being connected by a length of canvas or the like flexible material.

6. A chair having in combination a main supporting frame anda subordinate sup porting frame pivotally connected to said main frame, a flexible seat suspended between the frames,- and a rigid member pivoted to said main frame which forms a seat when the chair is set in the upright position, and forms a strut when the chair is set in the lounge position,

7. A chair having in combination a main supporting frame'and a subordinate supporting frame, pivotally connected to said main frame, a flexible member connecting said frames and forming a seat and back when the chair is set in the lounge position, and a'rigid member pivoted to the main frame which forms a horizontal seat when the chair is set in the upright position.

In testimony whereof,'1 have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES HENRY MORTON. 

